Biggest Fan Songs - June 2021

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Welcome to the June 2021 edition of Biggest Fan. Let me explain for those who only join now. It's about those songs that only got one vote in our recent All-Time Best Song Poll. There were over 13.000 of them! That's too much to get collectively into, but through this series we are going to introduce you to one of them every day. A randomly selected song, so you never know what you're gonna get.

There is also a game element, to make things more interactive. You can give a grade to each song, from 1 (for the worst of them) to 10 (the masterpieces). A 0 will be counted as a 1. Every 100 days I will calculate the average grades and post the current top 100. At the end of each year I'll post the whole list as is.

Some points of note:
- A topic for each song would be a little much, but all songs in one topic too. That's why I make monthly new topics for the entries of that month.
- There will be links to old topics in each new one, so you can easily go back. Once we have collected a decent amount of songs, I will also post a topic with all the songs listed and a link to their initial appearance.
- There is gonna be a Spotify playlist (see below). Each new song will be put atop of the playlist! If songs aren't on Spotify there will be a link to YouTube or any platform it's available on. I will contact the biggest fan through a message if I can't find the song anywhere.
- You can always still vote for each song, even months later. Just go to the right topic.
- You can always change your grade. Again, place it in the right topic.
- You don't have to vote for each song if you don't want to.
- I think this goes without saying but still: always name the artist and title of the song you vote for. I'm not going to guess for which song you vote.
- Comments on the song are more than welcome. Nobody is probably going to review them all, but if you have something to say, please do.
- I know some wanted to go faster. Two songs a day, 10 songs a week, something like that. I'm decided against this, because I wanted to keep it small. We can't deal with over 13.000 songs, so I'm not trying. I just want to give you all one small discovery (or re-discovery) for the day. We'll never get all these songs done before the next All Time Song poll rolls along, but we can have fun getting there.
- I'll try to get each new song up soon after awakening, so in most cases it should be here relatively early.
- Feel free to ask questions or make general comments about this poll if you think it could be better.

You can still vote for the songs of earlier months, but please so do that in it's own topic.

January 2019
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March 2019
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May 2019
June 2019
July 2019
August 2019
September 2019
October 2019
November 2019
December 2019
January 2020
February 2020
March 2020
April 2020
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June 2020
July 2020
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January 2021
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And another song that ranks today, this time at #4982. It is the second appearance by The Cure, just a little over a month of their first.

875. The Cure – Let’s Go to Bed
Year: 1982
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Moonbeam (#72)

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Also, I wrongly posted the first two entries for June in the May topic, so don't forget to vote for these ones too:

873. These New Puritans - Fragment Two
874. Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys - Wreck on the Highway

People who already voted for these in the previous topic don't need to repeat it here.
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874. Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys – Wreck on the Highway - 7
875. The Cure – Let’s Go to Bed - 9
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874. Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys - Wreck on the Highway - 6.5
875. The Cure – Let’s Go to Bed - 7
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875. The Cure – Let’s Go to Bed - 6.5
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Rob wrote: Thu Jun 03, 2021 7:43 am875. The Cure – Let’s Go to Bed
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874. Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys - Wreck on the Highway: 7
875. The Cure – Let’s Go to Bed: 8.5 (#3388 on my AT list)

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The Cure – Let’s Go to Bed: 6
It's fine, but doesn't stand out in the Cure discography for me.
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875. The Cure – Let’s Go to Bed: 7
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Today a very important song by a major nominator. It is not on Spotify (seriously Nintendo, make your soundtracks available there – or anywhere outside of illegitimate YouTube videos really).

876. 辻横由佳 [Yuka Tsujiyoko], 森下弘生 [Hiroki Morishita] & 近藤嶺 [Rei Kondoh] – Id (Purpose)
Year: 2013
Album: Fire Emblem: Kakusei Original Soundtrack (A.k.a. Fire Emblem: Awakening Original Soundtrack)
Biggest Fan: Rob (#511)
YouTube-link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XY5WxernwY

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876. 辻横由佳 [Yuka Tsujiyoko], 森下弘生 [Hiroki Morishita] & 近藤嶺 [Rei Kondoh] – Id (Purpose) - 6.5 - I liked it while it was playing, but I don't think I'd ever actively choose to listen to it
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Rob wrote: Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:58 am876. 辻横由佳 [Yuka Tsujiyoko], 森下弘生 [Hiroki Morishita] & 近藤嶺 [Rei Kondoh] – Id (Purpose)
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876. 辻横由佳 [Yuka Tsujiyoko], 森下弘生 [Hiroki Morishita] & 近藤嶺 [Rei Kondoh] – Id (Purpose): 6
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875. The Cure | "Let's Go to Bed": 5/10
876. 辻横由佳 [Yuka Tsujiyoko], 森下弘生 [Hiroki Morishita] & 近藤嶺 [Rei Kondoh] | "Id (Purpose)": 7/10
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辻横由佳 [Yuka Tsujiyoko], 森下弘生 [Hiroki Morishita] & 近藤嶺 [Rei Kondoh] – Id (Purpose): 9

This is from a game I love, Fire Emblem: Awakenings. When I tend to love both a gamer or movie as well as its soundtrack it tends to get a lot of plays. And Id (Purpose) was the stand-out track to Awakenings for me, so here we are. I never expected it to make our forum top 2000 and neither do I think it will make a dent in the next update of the Biggest Fan top 100, but I personally always get a kick out of it.

In the game, this is the music you hear during the climactic battle against the big boss. It is basically one 8 variations of the main theme, Id. During the game you hear the main melody at the start of the YouTube link above several times, albeit in various tempos and played on different instruments. Some variations have added movements. Purpose goes a bit further. As this is the culmination of the game it is bound to sound bigger, but it also adds more movements than any of its predecessors. It has a far more epic length and a more involved arrangement. Basically, if you are a sucker for momentous adventure music like me, this will likely give you your fix. Id (Serenity) or (Sorrow) may both have a superior atmosphere, but I still turn to Purpose the most by far.

For people who like this sort of thing, here is a YouTube video with all eight movements of Id, as well as some bonus interpretations for some of them by other artists:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPBYNkfKYoc&t=2174s
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876. 辻横由佳 [Yuka Tsujiyoko], 森下弘生 [Hiroki Morishita] & 近藤嶺 [Rei Kondoh] – Id (Purpose) - 6
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The second appearance of New Order, the second pick by Moonbeam this week and the second bubbler also this week.

877. New Order – Vanishing Point
Year: 1989
Album: Technique
Biggest Fan: Moonbeam (#113)

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Rob wrote: Sat Jun 05, 2021 8:32 am877. New Order – Vanishing Point
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A little of two years since the last appearance by Pere Ubu they appear again. Also the second nomination by Jackson this week, as we seem to do everything in twos nowadays (except Rob picks).

878. Pere Ubu – (Pa) Ubu Dance Party
Year: 1978
Album: Dub Housing
Biggest Fan: Jackson (#901)

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877. New Order – Vanishing Point - 7
878. Pere Ubu – (Pa) Ubu Dance Party - 5
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877. New Order – Vanishing Point: 6

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New Order – Vanishing Point: 8
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Rob wrote: Sun Jun 06, 2021 8:19 am878. Pere Ubu – (Pa) Ubu Dance Party
I liked it until the singer came in.

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877. New Order – Vanishing Point: 8
878. Pere Ubu – (Pa) Ubu Dance Party: 6.5
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New Order - Vanishing Point: 6
Solid, but perhaps a bit too mechanical for me to truly love it.

Pere Ubu – (Pa) Ubu Dance Party: 7
Like always with Pere Ubu willfully eccentric, which is not a bad thing here.
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877. New Order | "Vanishing Point": 5/10
878. Pere Ubu | "(Pa) Ubu Dance Party": 8/10
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873. These New Puritans - Fragment Two - 7
874. Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys – Wreck on the Highway - 4
875. The Cure – Let’s Go to Bed - 8
876. 辻横由佳 [Yuka Tsujiyoko], 森下弘生 [Hiroki Morishita] & 近藤嶺 [Rei Kondoh] – Id (Purpose) - 5
877. New Order – Vanishing Point - 8
878. Pere Ubu – (Pa) Ubu Dance Party - 5
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879. Jocelyn Pook – Masked Ball
Year: 1999
Album: Eyes Wide Shut
Biggest Fan: Depeche Mode (#499)

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877. New Order – Vanishing Point - 6
878. Pere Ubu – (Pa) Ubu Dance Party - 6.5
879. Jocelyn Pook – Masked Ball - 6
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878. Pere Ubu – (Pa) Ubu Dance Party: 7.25

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Rob wrote: Mon Jun 07, 2021 7:29 am879. Jocelyn Pook – Masked Ball
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Jocelyn Pook – Masked Ball: 9
Although not the type of music I'd personally chose when holding an orgy, masked or otherwise, it is undeniably effective in Eyes Wide Shut. Outside of the film it is equally creepy, otherworldly and mesmerizing. Everything you I do becomes a bit unnerving with this music playing. The played-back vocals are really freaky and mysterious. A very original piece of work. Apparently I didn't have this on my own song long-list, which is a huge oversight, because this would have made my top 1000 for sure.
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These New Puritans - Fragment Two 5
Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys - Wreck on the Highway 6
The Cure - Let's Go to Bed 7
辻横由佳 [Yuka Tsujiyoko], 森下弘生 [Hiroki Morishita] & 近藤嶺 [Rei Kondoh] - Id (Purpose) 3
New Order - Vanishing Point 8
Pere Ubu - (Pa) Ubu Dance Party 8
Jocelyn Pook - Masked Ball 7
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879. Jocelyn Pook – Masked Ball: 6
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Hymie, I deleted your two posts about spanking. Did you see Honorio’s post?
http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/vi ... 22#p144322

THIS IS A WARNING! You must not bring this topic up again. EVER. Let people have their opinions on lyrics just like we let you have your opinion on music (and lyrics).

It’s not like topics like this can not be had in this forum, but now you’re just asking for trouble. That’s a viewpoint I (and I feel most people here) have and you just have to deal with that.
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Henrik wrote: Mon Jun 07, 2021 6:04 pm Hymie, I deleted your two posts about spanking. Did you see Honorio’s post?
http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/vi ... 22#p144322

THIS IS A WARNING! You must not bring this topic up again. EVER. Let people have their opinions on lyrics just like we let you have your opinion on music (and lyrics).

It’s not like topics like this can not be had in this forum, but now you’re just asking for trouble. That’s a viewpoint I (and I feel most people here) have and you just have to deal with that.
Okay, but only one post was about spanking. The second post was about the lyrics of a number one song from the 1940s. I was just showing how social ideas about things have changed a lot over the years. No need to get so upset.
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873. These New Puritans – Fragment Two: 7
874. Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys – Wreck on the Highway: 6
875. The Cure – Let’s Go to Bed: 5
876. 辻横由佳 [Yuka Tsujiyoko], 森下弘生 [Hiroki Morishita] & 近藤嶺 [Rei Kondoh] – Id (Purpose): 7
877. New Order – Vanishing Point: 5
878. Pere Ubu – (Pa) Ubu Dance Party: 6
879. Jocelyn Pook – Masked Ball: 4
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I had a hard time finding anything about today’s song. Perhaps Hymie will correct me, but as far as I know it wasn’t released before the archival collection The Imperial Sessions in 1992, instead of in the fifties when it was presumably recorded.

880. The Spiders – Love’s All I’m Puttin’ Down
Year: 1992
Album: The Imperial Sessions
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#131)

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880. The Spiders – Love’s All I’m Puttin’ Down - 7
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Rob wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:35 am I had a hard time finding anything about today’s song. Perhaps Hymie will correct me, but as far as I know it wasn’t released before the archival collection The Imperial Sessions in 1992, instead of in the fifties when it was presumable recorded.
That's correct. An unissued track that was recorded in 1954. It even has meaningful lyrics. I can't believe Imperial did not release it as the A side of a single back then.

Rob wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:35 am 880. The Spiders – Love’s All I’m Puttin’ Down
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The Spiders – Love’s All I’m Puttin’ Down: 5

Fine, but doesn't stand out to me.
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79. Jocelyn Pook – Masked Ball: 7.5

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880. The Spiders – Love’s All I’m Puttin’ Down: 5.5
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879. Jocelyn Pook | "Masked Ball": 7/10
880. The Spiders | "Love's All I'm Puttin' Down": 5/10
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The second appearance by Exuma today. He’s barely on Spotify and this song isn’t either.

881. Exuma – African Rhythm
Year: 1970
Album: Exuma II
Biggest Fan: PlasticRam (#783)
YouTube-link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy9AMO7 ... el=SiMecaA

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880. The Spiders – Love’s All I’m Puttin’ Down: 7

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Rob wrote: Wed Jun 09, 2021 7:57 am881. Exuma – African Rhythm
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881. Exuma – African Rhythm - 4
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881. Exuma – African Rhythm: 6
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